Issue 135  /  July 21, 2026  /  7 min read

Fertility consolidation begins, and Celcuity lands its first approval

Onto Health absorbs Levy Health, Celcuity clears its first drug, and a national strategy puts a price on the gap. Seven minutes.

Two signals worth holding next to each other this week. Onto Health, three months off a $20M Series A, acquired Levy Health to fold fertility diagnostics into its own infrastructure — the kind of tuck-in that marks a sector moving from land-grab to consolidation. At the same time, a national strategy put a number on the problem the whole category is built around: $20 billion over ten years to close the women's health gap. One is private capital integrating vertically. The other is public capital being asked to show up at all. The distance between those two numbers — a $20M startup round and a $20B national ask — is roughly the shape of the funding gap femtech keeps trying to close from the bottom up. Below: Celcuity's first drug approval, positive Phase 2 data for a non-hormonal hair loss drug in women, and the week's remaining moves.

— The Luteal
In Today's Brief
Deals & Funding
VIA FemTech World

Onto Health acquires diagnostics software company Levy Health

Onto Health, fueled by its US$20m Series A fundraise in April, acquired Levy Health. This acquisition supports Onto Health’s plan to build scalable, tech-enabled infrastructure for reproductive medicine. Levy Health assists medical providers in identifying endocrine disorders and streamlines fertility workups. This move suggests continued consolidation and tech integration within the fertility sector.

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— The Luteal Editorial Team
Industry News
VIA FemTech Insider

Veradermics Reports Positive Phase 2 Results for Oral Non-Hormonal Hair Loss Drug in Women

Veradermics reported positive topline results from female treatment arms of its Phase 2 open-label Study '207'. Women treated with a once-daily 30mg dose of VDPHL01 showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in hair growth. The study evaluated VDPHL01, an oral minoxidil tablet, in women with mild-to-moderate pattern hair loss, meeting its primary endpoint. This demonstrates progress in developing targeted hair loss treatments for femtech markets.

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— The Luteal Editorial Team
VIA STAT News

STAT+: Celcuity’s breast cancer drug approved, its first

Celcuity's breast cancer drug received approval. Veradermics' oral minoxidil formulation induced hair growth in women with mild-to-moderate pattern hair loss, meeting its single-arm midstage study goal. Veradermics is currently enrolling female participants in a Phase 2/3 study for its minoxidil formulation. This development offers new therapeutic avenues for breast cancer and female pattern hair loss, impacting patient care and market opportunities for femtech innovators.

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— The Luteal Editorial Team